when jorge luis borges wrote in a copy of beowulf that he was working on translating, “beyond my anxiety, beyond this writing, the universe waits, inexhaustible, inviting.”
It had to be done.
No apologies.
It makes me laugh when people write that Sirius would have a fit having to share James with Regulus when they start dating. Because??? No??? Sirius grew up sharing everything with Reggie. That’s his baby (brother). He shared food when their parents wouldn’t give enough and pain when their parents gave too much. They shared survival instincts and love and happiness in a place where it originally didn’t exist. Sirius is used to sharing with Regulus. That’s the boy he raised, his brother. Sharing James with Regulus is the easiest thing Sirius has ever done.
James, though? He struggles. He hates it when the brothers do anything that leaves him out of it. He selfishly wants to keep both of them to himself. He grew up an only child until Sirius became his brother officially in fourth/fifth year. He wants to keep Sirius to himself as his brother. He wants to keep Regulus to himself as his boyfriend. Whenever they have an inside joke, or a look of understanding, or a moment where it looks like they love each other in a way James would never be loved by either of them he goes absolutely mental in a spiral of jealousy and selfishness.
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james and regulus laying on the field after quidditch practice.